Tag fastener



S. E. LOHN TAG FASTENER Filed May 22, 1925 Dec. 29 1925.

Patented Dec. 29, 1925,

UNITE STATEti SIMON E. LOHN, OF GEORGEVILLE, MINNESOTA.

TAG. FASTENER.

Application filed May 22, 1925. Serial No. 32,105.

To all a'ofio mit magi concern Be. it known that I, SIMON E. Lorin, a citizen of the United States, residing at Georgeville, in the county of Entearns and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tag Fasteners, of which the "following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in tag fasteners, and is more particularly adapted to a simple and efficientmeans whereby a shipping tag may be readily and easily attached to an article.

One of the important objects of the present invention is to provide a. tag fastener of the above mentioned character which is of such construction as to enable the same to be attached to a tag, whereby the two elements are permanently associated with each other, the fastener being further provided with depending spurs, which spurs are adapted to be driven into the article to which the tag is to be attached.

A still further object is to provide a tag fastener of the above mentioned character, which is simple in construction, inexpensive, strong and durable, and further well adapted for the purpose for which it is designed.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent during the course of the following detailed description.

In the accompanying drawing, forming part of this specification, and in which like reference characters designate like parts throughout the same:

Figure l is a perspective view of one form of a tag fastener, embodying the present invention, showing the manner in which the same is attached to a tag.

Figure 2 is a detail perspective view of the fastener per se.

Figure 3 is a top plan View of the blank from which the fastener is formed.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of another form of fastener, showing the same associated with a portion of a tag.

Figure 5 is a detail perspective view of said last mentioned fastener.

Figure 6 is a bottom plan view of the fastener and a portion of the tag to which the same is fastened, and

Figure 7 is a top plan view of the blank from which the fastener shown in the last mentioned figures is formed.

In the drawing, wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown the preferred em bodiment of my invention, with reference more particularly to Figures 1, 2, and 3 of the drawings, the numeral 1 designates generally the fastener, the same being formed from a single piece of flat material, such as is shown in Figure 3. The fastener comprises the body portion 2. One end of the body portion is cut away to provide a tang or spur 3, the opposite end of the body portion being provided with the inwardly extending parallel incisions 4:, whereby a pair of tangs or spurs 5 and 6 respectively are formed. The portion intermediate the incisions at is cut to provide a triangular shaped enlarged tang or spur 7, as is more clearly illustrated in Figure 3.

The tang or spur 3 is adapted to be fold ed or bent at right angles to the body portion 2 at 8 and tangs and spurs at the opposite ends of the body portion are also adapted to be bent at right angles to the body portion along the line 9.

In attaching the fastener to the tag A such as is commonly used forshipping purposes, the body portion 2 of the tag fastener is disposed flat upon one side of the tag A adjacent one of the edges thereof so that the depending tangs or spurs 5 and 6 will lie against said edge of the tag as will also the base portion of the triangular shaped central spur 7. The inner tang 0r spur 3 penetrates the tag. The free ends of the tangs or spurs 5 and 6 are then bent back upon the opposite side of the tag as is also the free end of the inner tang 3. In this manner, the fastener may be securely attached to the tag, and the spur 7 which depends from the body portion of the fastener adjacent the edge of the tag will be free to be driven into the box or article on which the tag is to be attached, thereby securely holding the tag on the article or box, against accidental displacement there from.

In Figures 4, 5, 6, and 7 of the drawings, another form of tag fastener is illustrated, and the construction thereof will be presently described.

This last mentioned fastener is designated generally by the numeral 10, and is also formed from asingle piece of flat metal. The same includes the body portion 11. A pair of spurs 12 and 13 extend laterally from one pair of opposed sides of the body portion, and a similar pair of spurs 14 and 15 respectively extend from the opposite sides thereof, as is clearly illustrated in Figure 7 The spurs 12, 13 and 15 are adapted to be bent upwardly at right angles with respect to the body portion 11 of the fastener 10, along the lines 16, 17 and 18 respectively. lhe other spur 1a is bent downwardly at right angles to the body portion 11, along the lines 19. The purpose of this construction will be presently apparent.

In attaching the tag fastener 10 to a shipping tag, the body portion 11 is disposed slack against the bottom face of the tag adjacent one edge thereof, as is illustrated more clearly in Figure 6, and the spurs 12, 13 and 15, penetrate the tag A, while the spur 14 depends downwardly at right angles to the body portion adjacent the edge of the tag. The upstanding portions of the spurs 12,, 13 and 15 extend through the top of the tag and are bent back upon the body portion and engage the upper face of the tag, in a manner as illustrated in Figure 4:. When the fastener is associated with the tag A, in a manner as above described, the fastener will be firmly engaged with the tag, and by forcing the spur 14 into the boX or article upon which the tag is to be attached, the latter will be supported upon the article against accidental displacement therefrom.

A tag fastener of the above mentioned 7 character will eliminate the use of separate tacks or nails, such as are commonly employed for fastening the shipping tag to a box and by permanently associating the fastener with a shipping tag, a fastener for the latter will at all times be at hand. The simplicity with which my improved fastener is constructed enables the same to be readily and easily attached to a tag, without defacing or otherwise affecting the tag.

While I have shown the preferred embodini'ent of my invention, it is to be understood that various changes in the size, shape, and arrangement of parts may be resorted to, without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the appended. claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

A tag fastener formed from a single piece of flat metal having a body portion adapted to lie flat against one face of a tag, a tang formed on the inner end of the body portion and adapted to penetrate the tag, the outer end of'the body portion having parallel incisions formed therein adjacent the side edges to provioe a pairof additional tangs, the portion intermediate the incisions forming an article engaging spur, said additional pair of tangs and said spur being bent over the outer edge of the tag, the free ends of the additional pair of tangs and the free end of the first mentioned tang being adapted to be bent back upon the body portion and in engagement with the opposite face of the tag, the article engaging spur depending downwardly from the edge of the tag.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

SIMON E. LOHN. 

